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programmatically detecting javascript enabled

Hi,

I need a way of detecting in my code behind if possible if javascript has been enabled or disabled.

There seem to be lots of examples of detecting if a browser is capable but I need to know if it is actually switched in or out.

Any ideas?

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Francisco Igor

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dxdinh

try to use the noscript with with message or redirection when script disable

more on this.

http://www.plus2net.com/javascript_tutorial/javascript_support.php

scm0sml

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is there way of automatically redirecting within <noscript>?

I don't want the user to be aware of what is going on so if javascript is disabled then they automatically get redirected to another page......?

dxdinh

this line will redirect to your page how enable the script within 2 second

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2; URL=RedirectPageHere.html">

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http://www.plus2net.com/javascript_tutorial/javascript_support.php

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scm0sml

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mmmm the re-direct works fine.

I was hopinh to redirect to the same page but passing in a param js=off.

The problem is it gets stuck in an infinite loop.....

dxdinh

you can not redirect to the same page since <noscript> will be in the head section and the browser will execute first

what you can do is setting up a landing page such as env.html from this page depend on the javascript enable or not you will redirect them to the right page or add the right parameter to pass onto redirect page

let's say you have default.html as of right now

so from default.html
<noscript> redirect to home.html?js=off</script>
<script>
yes
redirect home.html?js=on

</script>